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Odubel Herrera is Done in Philly
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Per the Phils:
#Phillies have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/LQhDR6XkUW
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) January 14, 2020
This seemed inevitable.
Herrera was suspended last July for 75 games, a retroactive ban that kept him out for the remainder of the season, following charges of domestic violence stemming from a Memorial Day incident in Atlanta City.
Police said he assaulted his girlfriend, a situation that resulted in the woman ultimately declining to press charges. The case was later dismissed on the contingency that Herrera complete 60 days of counseling.
Disciplinary action from the Phillies was a little murky back then. Major League Baseball limits teams’ power in meting out their own punishment, which is instead typically handled by the league office. Since Herrera had already been suspended by the league office, the Phillies opted to just wait and DFA him instead.
Either way, he’s gone. That’s all you really need to know.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com